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country outlook. We had the dining-room all to our- 

 selves, and as our hostess served our supper, she told us 

 how they had come there recently for her husband's 

 health, and taken this old house, which had so run down 

 that no one would stop there. They were intending to 

 fix it up, but had been delayed by sickness, etc., but she 

 told her husband she could keep it clean. She was called 

 away, for the ice cream patrons began to come ; and we 

 went out for a twilight stroll on the river bank, which 

 was very high, and gave us a fine view. AYe next went 

 westward to see the sun set, and a proposition was made 

 to go into the Saturday-night prayer meeting in a little 

 church we passed, but it was not unanimously received, 

 and we returned to our room and books. 



The night was as peaceful as Fourth of July at Ferry 

 Beach, and we opened our eyes on a bright Sunday 

 morning, refreshed. Our memory was awake too, and we 

 were sure Hampden, IMaine, was one of the places friends 

 used to visit. We asked our hostess some questions, but 

 she knew little of the people. Later in the morning she 

 came to our room and said there was an old sea captain 

 down stairs who knew everybody who ever lived in 

 Hampden. We went down into the little parlor and had 

 a very pleasant hour with him. He told us various stories 

 of Hannibal Hamlin, who had so recently gone, and all 

 about the families we were interested in, — where they 

 were from, had lived, married and died. He told us of 

 one old lady still living, whose house we passed as we 

 came into town. 



We went back to our room, and were next interested 

 in watching the coming together of the men in Sunday 



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